About
I bring experience managing high growth operations, complex IT environments, security and resilience as well as a mind that is always looking for alternative ways to think - and get things done, getting the best out of people.
I'm not on the investment team at Mangrove any more, so if you have a project, please see www.mangrove.vc
Linked In messages are one channel I simply can't keep on top of, so please use my email address : michael at overdrev dot com.
Or look at www.jackson.lu
Activity
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Experience
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Member Of The Supervisory BoardLuminor Eesti Jan 2019 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos-
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Chairman of Transformation Committee, Member of Risk Committee, Audit Committee and Supervisory Board. Creating a regional systemic bank from six unloved branches. Matching the challenges of ECB regulation with a the only Private Equity owned bank in Europe.
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Things I enjoyMy Passion 2000 - Present · 23 yrs 3 mos
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Aside from my direct activities, I enjoy working with like minded entrepreneurs and business people across all fields. From Induction moulding companies through to car manufacturing. Yet, always taking advantage of my operational experience - especially in high growth companies. I have been fortunate enough to be directly involved, and in many cases responsible for creating and scaling multiple 100 million euro operations. This is a detailed task, with many pitfalls. I have entered contracts for 60 million euros, that went bad the day after - and been at the receiving end of the largest Fraud attempt ever seen by VISA. Yes, mistakes - but we learn from them. More importantly, I gain confidence, knowing that we can still push ahead. Probably a rare attitude from a COO I have changed European law through a process of lobbying from the beginning. Now, anyone in Europe can apply to a mobile operator for MVNO. Many businesses have been created using this model, but in 1997 things were different. Without the changes going through the political system, these would not exist now. I did not spend money, but I did spend time and effort for some years, banging against a wall.
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Non Executive DirectorVolvo Cars Sep 2018 - Sep 2022 · 4 yrs 1 mo Gothenburg, Sweden-
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Chairman of Commercial Transformation board committee - setting the journey for the next five years - towards a new vision of mobility. Where vision meets implementation. Memeber of Audit and Risk Committee
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DirectorKNEIP Sep 2017 - Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 7 mos Luxembourg-
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Company sold to Deutsche Börse !! Mission accomplished
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Non Executive DirectorAXA Jun 2016 - Jun 2021 · 5 yrs 1 mo London, United Kingdom-
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NED at AXA UK PLC. Board director - in particular oversaw massive Tech Remediation project, brought Architas into 'saleable' state and completed a very successful sales process and brought rest of Board along a journey where tech is the real basis of the business rather than the paper in the printer
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Education
Volunteering
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Guest LecturerUCL May 2015 - Present · 7 yrs 11 mos Education-
The Business of Telecoms
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Skills
Recommendations
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Michael was the real deal - and he always helped out despite most of my requests where blondly stupid.. and he was building 16 telco's at once!
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We can never be too impressed by Michael's openness as well as natural behaviour - assisted us by holding one of our most interesting FirstTuesday events in Luxembourg.
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Michael is No-BS, focuses on what is important instead of what sounds fancy. Practical and down to earth.
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Alexi served the board well in a multi layered and complex corporate governance. A good colleague, always producing top quality work. Very happy to reference.
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Hannah was approachable, communicated well and took time to understand what I, as a candidate, was looking for - not just the client. Highly recommended, and I think she found an excellent candidate.....
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I was in contact with Jonas in calls and face-to-face meetings over the last 12 months. He came across as entrepreneurial, driven, fast-learning, reflective, reasonable and down to earth combining good business thinking with technical understanding.
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Honors & awards
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Guest Lecturer - MBA , University College LondonIssued by UCL · Mar 2015
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Lecturer in Disruption and Innovation - MBA Streams at University College London.
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Languages
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Danish
